rapid firen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrapɪd ˈfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˌræpəd ˈfaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rapid adj., fire n.

Etymology: < rapid adj. + fire n.

A. n.

The firing of a number of shots in rapid succession; rapid gunfire. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > type of firing

point and blank1590

false fire1602

potting1613

point-blank1614

running fire1629

pounding1633

bulleting1635

platooning1706

sharp-shot1725

street firing1727

ricochet1740

fire curtain1744

plunging fire1747

reverse fire1758

sniping1773

enfilade1796

rapid fire1800

line-firing1802

concentric1804

sharpshooting1806

rake1810

sniping fire1821

cross-firing1837

file-firing1837

curved fire1854

night firing1856

file-fire1857

volley-firing1859

cross-fire1860

joy-firing1864

snap-shooting1872

stringing1873

pot-shooting1874

indirect fire1879

sweeping1907

rapid1913

curtain of fire1916

ripple1939

ripple-firing1940

ripple fire1961

1800 in Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. (1802) 2nd Ser. I. 169 The management of guns to produce a rapid fire.

1810 Times 28 Feb. 3/3 The rapid fire of the French..augmented the confusion.

1820 Edinb. Advertiser 25 Jan. 56/1 The other maintained a rapid fire on the assailants.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xii. 120 Instantly afterwards, a rapid fire of stones rattle at the Cathedral wall.

1925 C. Connolly Let. 27 June in Romantic Friendship (1975) 94 Will you start a rapid fire of postcards etc. if I do, just for a bit?

1967 Extrapolation Dec. 55 George Orwell kept up a rapid fire of criticism.

1991 Soldier 28 Oct. 49/4 The [target pistol] team..looked comfortably ahead..with a lead of 21 points and with their normally stronger discipline, the rapid fire, to follow.

B. adj. Usually with hyphen.

1. Of a gun: able to fire a number of shots in rapid succession. Also designating gunfire of this kind. Cf. quick-fire adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > quick-firing

rapid fire1861

QF1889

quick-fire1889

1861 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 155 The defenders..bring to bear their rapid-fire guns.

1890 Noble in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 944 The increased importance of rapid-fire guns.

1900 F. P. Dunne Mr. Dooley's Philos. 61 Th' paapers says th' rapid fire gun'll make war in th' future impossible.

1918 Rev. of Reviews Oct. 383 The male tank was armed with two six-pounder, rapid-fire Hotchkiss guns, and four Lewis machine guns.

1976 All about Games (Com. Org. des Jeux Olympiques) 76 The competition now includes..small-bore rifle shooting, rapid-fire pistol shooting.

2007 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 10 June a19 Police are concerned that more rapid-fire weapons are winding up on the streets and in the hands of gang members.

2. In extended use of action, speech, etc.: rapidly occurring; fast-paced, unhesitating. Cf. quick-fire adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1921 Life 24 Nov. 22/2 Whatever you may say in criticism of Rex Beach's melodrama, ‘The Iron Trail’.., it certainly possesses a wealth of rapid-fire action.

1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male ii. 54 Rapid-fire questioning.

1969 Times 25 Mar. 9/1 The new play relies for its theatrical effect on rapid-fire repartee.

1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 120/2 The classic symptoms of stuttering..include rapid-fire repetitions of consonant or vowel sounds.

2006 R. Nerz Eat this Bk. ix. 100 He attacks each stick with a rapid-fire succession of minibites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rapid fire
释义	rapid firen.adj. Brit. /ˌrapɪd ˈfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌræpəd ˈfaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rapid adj., fire n. Etymology: < rapid adj. + fire n. A. n. The firing of a number of shots in rapid succession; rapid gunfire. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > type of firing point and blank1590 false fire1602 potting1613 point-blank1614 running fire1629 pounding1633 bulleting1635 platooning1706 sharp-shot1725 street firing1727 ricochet1740 fire curtain1744 plunging fire1747 reverse fire1758 sniping1773 enfilade1796 rapid fire1800 line-firing1802 concentric1804 sharpshooting1806 rake1810 sniping fire1821 cross-firing1837 file-firing1837 curved fire1854 night firing1856 file-fire1857 volley-firing1859 cross-fire1860 joy-firing1864 snap-shooting1872 stringing1873 pot-shooting1874 indirect fire1879 sweeping1907 rapid1913 curtain of fire1916 ripple1939 ripple-firing1940 ripple fire1961 1800 in Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. (1802) 2nd Ser. I. 169 The management of guns to produce a rapid fire. 1810 Times 28 Feb. 3/3 The rapid fire of the French..augmented the confusion. 1820 Edinb. Advertiser 25 Jan. 56/1 The other maintained a rapid fire on the assailants. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xii. 120 Instantly afterwards, a rapid fire of stones rattle at the Cathedral wall. 1925 C. Connolly Let. 27 June in Romantic Friendship (1975) 94 Will you start a rapid fire of postcards etc. if I do, just for a bit? 1967 Extrapolation Dec. 55 George Orwell kept up a rapid fire of criticism. 1991 Soldier 28 Oct. 49/4 The [target pistol] team..looked comfortably ahead..with a lead of 21 points and with their normally stronger discipline, the rapid fire, to follow. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. 1. Of a gun: able to fire a number of shots in rapid succession. Also designating gunfire of this kind. Cf. quick-fire adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > quick-firing rapid fire1861 QF1889 quick-fire1889 1861 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 155 The defenders..bring to bear their rapid-fire guns. 1890 Noble in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 944 The increased importance of rapid-fire guns. 1900 F. P. Dunne Mr. Dooley's Philos. 61 Th' paapers says th' rapid fire gun'll make war in th' future impossible. 1918 Rev. of Reviews Oct. 383 The male tank was armed with two six-pounder, rapid-fire Hotchkiss guns, and four Lewis machine guns. 1976 All about Games (Com. Org. des Jeux Olympiques) 76 The competition now includes..small-bore rifle shooting, rapid-fire pistol shooting. 2007 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 10 June a19 Police are concerned that more rapid-fire weapons are winding up on the streets and in the hands of gang members. 2. In extended use of action, speech, etc.: rapidly occurring; fast-paced, unhesitating. Cf. quick-fire adj. 2. ΚΠ 1921 Life 24 Nov. 22/2 Whatever you may say in criticism of Rex Beach's melodrama, ‘The Iron Trail’.., it certainly possesses a wealth of rapid-fire action. 1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male ii. 54 Rapid-fire questioning. 1969 Times 25 Mar. 9/1 The new play relies for its theatrical effect on rapid-fire repartee. 1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 120/2 The classic symptoms of stuttering..include rapid-fire repetitions of consonant or vowel sounds. 2006 R. Nerz Eat this Bk. ix. 100 He attacks each stick with a rapid-fire succession of minibites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1800
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